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Tue, 03 Mar 2015 19:23:31 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1Justine Feldthttp://www.watkins.edu/justine-feldt/
http://www.watkins.edu/justine-feldt/#commentsSat, 21 Jun 2014 03:51:55 +0000http://www.watkins.edu/?p=4730(more)]]>Before Justine had even graduated, she began working on several music videos and commercials for local and national clients. Since graduation, she has worked on reality televisions shows for TLC, LIFETIME, and A&E. Focusing on directing, she has made music videos for several country and christian recording acts. She most recently had the honor of directing country music icon, Dolly Parton, for her latest music video “Home“. The music video made its international premiere on VEVO’s homepage.
]]>http://www.watkins.edu/justine-feldt/feed/0Sara Stresehttp://www.watkins.edu/sara-strese/
http://www.watkins.edu/sara-strese/#commentsTue, 10 Jun 2014 20:23:55 +0000http://www.watkins.edu/?p=4697In January 2013, Sara joined Applauze as senior designer, responsible for designing the mobile apps and marketing materials for the innovative event and ticketing service. Based in Nashville but a frequent flier to the company’s Mountain View, CA-headquarters, she also works on the popular Band of the Day app and assists with product development.
]]>http://www.watkins.edu/sara-strese/feed/0Hannah Mastersonhttp://www.watkins.edu/hannah-masterson/
http://www.watkins.edu/hannah-masterson/#commentsTue, 10 Jun 2014 19:47:02 +0000http://www.watkins.edu/?p=4693Immediately upon graduation, Hannah landed a position as junior designer at the boutique firm Beth Haley Design in Nashville, involved in virtually all the planning, drawing and designing details as well as writing for the BHD blog and a local style publication.
]]>http://www.watkins.edu/hannah-masterson/feed/0Quinn Dukeshttp://www.watkins.edu/quinn-dukes/
http://www.watkins.edu/quinn-dukes/#commentsTue, 10 Jun 2014 19:37:23 +0000http://www.watkins.edu/?p=4691(more)]]>Within weeks of her final BFA critique, Quinn moved to New York City, determined to continue her development as a multidisciplinary performance artist. In the past six years, her work has been performed throughout New York as well as in Seattle, Boston, and in art fairs at Miami Art Basel and the New York Armory. Currently she is curator of the dB visual artist series in Dungeon Beach/Brooklyn, and is Assistant Director of Admissions at the School of Visual Art, where she is also pursuing an MFA in Art Practice.
]]>http://www.watkins.edu/quinn-dukes/feed/0John Henleyhttp://www.watkins.edu/john-henley/
http://www.watkins.edu/john-henley/#commentsTue, 10 Jun 2014 19:15:46 +0000http://www.watkins.edu/?p=4689(more)]]>John Henley is a member of A.S.A.I. (American Society of Architectural Illustrators) and works at a Nashville architecture firm Earl Swensson Associates, Inc., in the visual/creative department, providing and creating renderings, concepts, illustrations, plans, elevations, models, perspectives, and animations for local and national projects. During an internship in 2010, he received his first publication in Architectural Record from an honorable mention in a sketch contest: “Since then it hasn’t really stopped. I stay busy all the time now.”
]]>http://www.watkins.edu/john-henley/feed/0Julian Vacahttp://www.watkins.edu/julian-vaca/
http://www.watkins.edu/julian-vaca/#commentsTue, 10 Jun 2014 02:13:28 +0000http://www.watkins.edu/?p=4686(more)]]>Since graduating with a concentration in film/screenwriting, Julian has published four novels. Julian‘s sophomore novel, “Running From Lions,” won the Novel Rocket Award for Best Young Adult book in 2013, and his third title, “The Surgers!” was a top pick in Amazon.com’s Breakthrough Novel Award Contest. Julian‘s first three titles have been best sellers and highlighted in The Tennessean and, most recently, Nashville Nation. He currently divides his time between signings, speaking engagements, and as an instructor for A Novel Idea–an after school program that empowers middle and high schoolers to write.
]]>http://www.watkins.edu/julian-vaca/feed/0Stephen Joneshttp://www.watkins.edu/stephen-jones/
http://www.watkins.edu/stephen-jones/#commentsTue, 10 Jun 2014 01:59:53 +0000http://www.watkins.edu/?p=4684(more)]]>Stephen G. Jones is a Nashville-based graphic designer and brand strategist who’s crafted award-winning creative elements for a wide range of clients including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Toyota, National Guard, and Crowned Head Cigars. After a stint with the U.S. Navy as a designer/photographer, he completed an internship at Chen Design Associates in San Francisco, California. He is now operating out of his own studio in Nashville. He’s also involved as organizer/speaker wrangler for the Nashville Chapter of the Creative Mornings, the monthly breakfast lecture series for the creative community now in 84 cities around the world.
]]>http://www.watkins.edu/stephen-jones/feed/0Jim Blackstockhttp://www.watkins.edu/jim-blackstock/
http://www.watkins.edu/jim-blackstock/#commentsSat, 19 Apr 2014 23:58:14 +0000http://www.watkins.edu/?p=4499(more)]]>After graduation, Jim began working in film and television production. He worked on seven seasons on hit U.S. TV show Extreme Makeover Home Edition, in the camera and audio departments. Other notable shows include: Steven Seagal: Lawman, Nashville Star, Jersey Shore, The Judds, The Great Food Truck Race, Find My Family, Tattoo Highway, Kid Nation, and Gone Country 1-3. He currently lives in Berlin and produces video work on a freelance basis for strategic consulting and research agencies.
]]>http://www.watkins.edu/jim-blackstock/feed/0Alicia Watershttp://www.watkins.edu/alicia-waters/
http://www.watkins.edu/alicia-waters/#commentsSat, 19 Apr 2014 23:40:21 +0000http://www.watkins.edu/?p=4497(more)]]>Since graduation, Alicia has been one of the lead designers at Metova- a mobile app design firm. She has designed apps for Dropbox, Yelp, Slacker, eHarmony, and many more. She is also the co-owner of a local print shop called Monkey Ink Design where she has designed print posters, album artwork, and merchandise for artists such as Josh Ritter, The Avett Brothers, Warpaint, and Jessica Lea Mayfield.
]]>http://www.watkins.edu/alicia-waters/feed/0Abby Whisenanthttp://www.watkins.edu/abby-whisenant/
http://www.watkins.edu/abby-whisenant/#commentsTue, 15 Apr 2014 18:48:51 +0000http://www.watkins.edu/?p=4477(more)]]>After graduation, Abby became a National Teaching Fellow through AmeriCorps and the national education reform nonprofit Citizen Schools. Recently, she returned home to Nashville and is currently leading projects through Oasis Center’s Underground Art Studio, a program she helped develop and launch in February 2013. At Oasis Center, Abby engages at-risk and homeless youth in a variety of art activities, including painting, photo-voice, sculpture, upcycling, murals & street art.
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